| Actors are ranked according to overall movie critic score |
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| 1 |  | Elijah Wood |  3.4678
| 34 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 16
- 2000s - 17
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
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| 2 |  | Emma Watson |  3.4220
| 5 |
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 3 |  | Daniel Radcliffe |  3.3425
| 7 |
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 4 |  | Drew Barrymore |  3.2926
| 43 |
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 20
- 2000s - 16
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- 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- 2. Donnie Darko (2001)
- 3. Ever After (1998)
- 4. Altered States (1980)
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| 5 |  | Sean Astin |  3.2792
| 40 |
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 13
- 2000s - 22
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Click (2006)
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| 6 |  | Liv Tyler |  3.2506
| 24 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Incredible Hulk, The (2008)
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| 7 |  | Rupert Grint |  3.2372
| 7 |
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 8 |  | Hugo Weaving |  3.2150
| 36 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Babe (1995)
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| 9 |  | Andy Serkis |  3.1966
| 32 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Prestige, The (2006)
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| 10 |  | Viggo Mortensen |  3.1813
| 12 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
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| 11 |  | Christian Bale |  3.1629
| 33 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Dark Knight, The (2008)
- 2. Batman Begins (2005)
- 3. Prestige, The (2006)
- 4. Reign of Fire (2002)
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| 12 |  | Alfred Abel |  3.1357
| 68 |
- 1910s - 7
- 1920s - 33
- 1930s - 28
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| 13 |  | Gustav Fröhlich |  3.1307
| 68 |
- 1920s - 15
- 1930s - 26
- 1940s - 14
- 1950s - 12
- 1960s - 1
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| 14 |  | Johnny Depp |  3.1305
| 45 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 24
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- 1. Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)
- 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 3. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- 4. Corpse Bride (2005)
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| 15 |  | Harrison Ford |  3.1253
| 41 |
- 1960s - 2
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 10
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 6
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 4. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
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| 16 |  | Natalie Portman |  3.1211
| 28 |
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- 1. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 3. Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- 4. V for Vendetta (2006)
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| 17 |  | Angela Lansbury |  3.1135
| 52 |
- 1940s - 13
- 1950s - 11
- 1960s - 12
- 1970s - 4
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 5
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 2. Anastasia (1997)
- 3. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- 4. Company of Wolves, The (1984)
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| 18 |  | Ian McKellen |  3.1052
| 37 |
- 1960s - 3
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 12
- 2000s - 15
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
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| 19 |  | Jack Purvis |  3.0884
| 10 |
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 3. Time Bandits (1981)
- 4. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
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| 20 |  | Ian Holm |  3.0699
| 65 |
- 1960s - 4
- 1970s - 10
- 1980s - 11
- 1990s - 18
- 2000s - 22
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Alien (1979)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 4. Time Bandits (1981)
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| 21 |  | Orlando Bloom |  3.0668
| 17 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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| 22 |  | Michelle Pfeiffer |  3.0472
| 37 |
- 1980s - 14
- 1990s - 16
- 2000s - 7
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- 1. Batman Returns (1992)
- 2. Ladyhawke (1985)
- 3. Stardust (2007)
- 4. Witches of Eastwick, The (1987)
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| 23 |  | Kenny Baker |  3.0468
| 14 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 9
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 3. Time Bandits (1981)
- 4. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
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| 24 |  | George C. Scott |  3.0409
| 36 |
- 1950s - 2
- 1960s - 9
- 1970s - 15
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 5
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- 1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
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| 25 |  | Jeff Bridges |  3.0185
| 58 |
- 1970s - 15
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Iron Man (2008)
- 2. Tron (1982)
- 3. Last Unicorn, The (1982)
- 4. King Kong (1976)
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| 26 |  | Bonnie Wright |  3.0151
| 5 |
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 27 |  | Max von Sydow |  2.9983
| 97 |
- 1940s - 1
- 1950s - 9
- 1960s - 16
- 1970s - 24
- 1980s - 20
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 8
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- 1. Seventh Seal, The (1957)
- 2. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
- 3. Flash Gordon (1980)
- 4. Dune (1984)
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| 28 |  | Keenan Wynn |  2.9952
| 131 |
- 1940s - 23
- 1950s - 38
- 1960s - 33
- 1970s - 30
- 1980s - 7
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- 1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- 2. Absent Minded Professor, The (1961)
- 3. Herbie Rides Again (1974)
- 4. Angels in the Outfield (1951)
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| 29 |  | Sean Bean |  2.9947
| 36 |
- 1980s - 6
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 16
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Silent Hill (2006)
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| 30 |  | Michael Keaton |  2.9850
| 34 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 10
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 12
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- 1. Beetlejuice (1988)
- 2. Batman (1989)
- 3. Cars (2006)
- 4. Batman Returns (1992)
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| 31 |  | William Hurt |  2.9754
| 55 |
- 1980s - 10
- 1990s - 22
- 2000s - 23
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- 1. Dark City (1998)
- 2. Altered States (1980)
- 3. Tuck Everlasting (2002)
- 4. Incredible Hulk, The (2008)
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| 32 |  | Maggie Gyllenhaal |  2.9752
| 28 |
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- 1. Dark Knight, The (2008)
- 2. Donnie Darko (2001)
- 3. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
- 4. Monster House (2006)
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| 33 |  | Katie Jackson |  2.9712
| 3 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
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| 34 |  | Cate Blanchett |  2.9712
| 33 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2007)
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| 35 |  | Ewan McGregor |  2.9640
| 23 |
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- 1. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2. Big Fish (2003)
- 3. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 4. Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
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| 36 |  | Sala Baker |  2.9533
| 8 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
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| 37 |  | Bruce Campbell |  2.9388
| 42 |
- 1970s - 4
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2. Spider-Man (2002)
- 3. Evil Dead, The (1981)
- 4. Army of Darkness (1993)
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| 38 |  | Sean Connery |  2.9383
| 70 |
- 1950s - 7
- 1960s - 13
- 1970s - 18
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 15
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Time Bandits (1981)
- 2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 3. Highlander (1986)
- 4. Zardoz (1974)
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| 39 |  | Morgan Freeman |  2.9346
| 60 |
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 13
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 25
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- 1. Dark Knight, The (2008)
- 2. Batman Begins (2005)
- 3. Wanted (2008)
- 4. Bruce Almighty (2003)
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| 40 |  | Inga Landgré |  2.9262
| 36 |
- 1940s - 12
- 1950s - 14
- 1960s - 5
- 1970s - 1
- 1990s - 2
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Seventh Seal, The (1957)
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| 41 |  | Robert MacNaughton |  2.9251
| 2 |
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- 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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| 42 |  | Michael Gambon |  2.9143
| 50 |
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 2
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 20
- 2000s - 22
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- 4. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
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| 43 |  | Teri Garr |  2.9124
| 46 |
- 1960s - 3
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 14
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 6
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- 1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 2. Young Frankenstein (1974)
- 3. Oh, God! (1977)
- 4. Michael (1996)
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| 44 |  | Michael Palin |  2.9097
| 20 |
- 1970s - 4
- 1980s - 11
- 1990s - 3
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Time Bandits (1981)
- 2. Brazil (1985)
- 3. Meaning of Life, The (1983)
- 4. Jabberwocky (1977)
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| 45 |  | Richard Griffiths |  2.9097
| 28 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 6
- 2000s - 9
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- 1. Superman II (1980)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 46 |  | Sigourney Weaver |  2.9084
| 45 |
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 17
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- 1. Alien (1979)
- 2. Ghost Busters (1984)
- 3. Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
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| 47 |  | Eric Idle |  2.9072
| 29 |
- 1970s - 4
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 7
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- 1. Meaning of Life, The (1983)
- 2. Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988)
- 3. Ella Enchanted (2004)
- 4. Casper (1995)
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| 48 |  | Jim Carrey |  2.9004
| 28 |
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 10
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- 1. Truman Show, The (1998)
- 2. Liar Liar (1997)
- 3. Mask, The (1994)
- 4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
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| 49 |  | Bruno Ganz |  2.8967
| 52 |
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 16
- 1990s - 12
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Wings of Desire (1987)
- 2. Saint-Ex (1996)
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| 50 |  | Curt Bois |  2.8967
| 58 |
- 1910s - 3
- 1920s - 5
- 1930s - 10
- 1940s - 31
- 1950s - 3
- 1960s - 2
- 1980s - 4
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- 1. Wings of Desire (1987)
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